Isaiah 3
Pray for Leaders!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, December 15.
We must pray for our leaders. A nation is judged according to its leadership and the decisions they make for justice and righteousness. In Isaiah 3:13-15, God denounces Israel’s leadership for acting corruptly, which led the people out of the way of Yahweh:
The Lord arises to contend, and stands to judge the people. The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, “It is you who have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. What do you mean by crushing My people and grinding the face of the poor?” Declares the Lord God of hosts.
As you read Isaiah 3 today, you will see how the pride and haughtiness of the people followed in the ways of their leaders. Jesus defined the way of godly leaders in Matthew 20:25-28, because churches, communities, and countries rise and fall on leadership:
You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
Pray for leaders to be humbled, walking in the way of Jesus, as Paul testified of his own ministry in Galatians 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”
Seize the moment and pray for leaders at every level of influence in our culture and churches to live godly lifestyles and make wise decisions for God’s glory.
God bless you!
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